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Canadian Nexus S Owners OTA

As a fellow Canadian nexus s owner I have been manually updating my nexus s via the downloadable zip files here and there.
But I'm curious has anyone ever received a over the air update instead of manually downloading a zip file from forums like xda?
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i received OTA updates twice.

netninja said:
i received OTA updates twice.
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Got mine too as soon as they were out OTA.

alpha300 said:
... But I'm curious has anyone ever received a over the air update instead of manually downloading a zip file from forums like xda?
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You mean... wait...?
Just the initial OTA after getting the phone, manually upgraded to 2.3.2.

I mean all the ones release so far
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Not to go off topic but....
How are you guys liking the phone so far? I'm assuming you're on Wind or Mobilicity. Are the data speeds good?

Im on Wind and the service is terrible at times.
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alpha300 said:
Im on Wind and the service is terrible at times.
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i've got no complains
and the only signal issue i have, might be a software bug
as other people are having it in other countries as well, so i doubt it's Wind's fault

I have received all updates OTA

Socamonarch said:
I have received all updates OTA
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how's the coverage using MobilityCity + Nexus S?

My Nexus S was 2.3.1 from manifacturer.
I received the 2.3.2 OTA from Italy (UK device).

AllGamer said:
how's the coverage using MobilityCity + Nexus S?
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For rthe past 3 weeks I've been using mobi and wind, wind has been a massive fail, calls go to VM with full signal, texts come repeated sometimes 3 of the same text, and data is an absolute joke for anything but browsing, hockey buzzer sounds before outgoing calls, half duplex call audio. And its been getting worse not better. They appear either in denial of the problems or unable to correct them. Mobilicity has been saving grace for me, flawless service everywhere I need it, even have service in my underground parking. No comparison at all Mobilicity > Wind.
I should add, I'm in Toronto
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working great with Mobilicity here in Ottawa as well!
If anyone wants a no I line. Please let me know. I am a dealer for them.
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I have received all my updates OTA as well pretty much as soon as they're released so far!
As for the service - I'm with WIND and have the usual probs..I live in the basement and get exremely poor reception even thou I'm in a WIND home zone with a tower right around the corner!! I also get that buzzer sound on outgoing calls - Was thinking of trying Mobi, but now not so sure if WIND gets LTE

If Wind is even allowed to operate after the their licence is now in jeopardy.

mr mystery said:
If Wind is even allowed to operate after the their licence is now in jeopardy.
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O'really?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11190795&postcount=6

ICS 4.0.3 OTA halted by Google

http://androidheadlines.com/2011/12...e-to-high-cpu-usage-and-battery-life-bug.html

google stopped the ota
i just wanted to have a confirm of what i 've read in a italian forum.. it seems that google decided to stop the ota because of an excessive usage of the cpu and a battery bug in the ics for nexus s.. is it real??

Yes due to high CPU usage and battery drain. Hopefully the CPU usage is contributing to the poor app drawer performance. If not then hopefully it is on the list. The app drawer on my S is TERRIBLE compared to friend's Galaxy Nexus.
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Ok so probably they will release another ota i hope.. the battery goes down in 9 hours

Nice can look forward to me rom
Don't understand why they didn't notice in first place
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They were probably under pressure to keep their promise to release a from within weeks of the GN release. Hell idk
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I have a ns4g and for those that received the ics update on the ns, Google will fix it. I'm sure within a week(s) because they are admitting fault and pulling it so more people aren't disappointed. I on the other hand have an extended battery and would gladly take that ics update lol

I dont think this is happening to everyone, I am using 4.0.3 and cpu usage is low and battery is great. Same with 2 friends that installed it. Maybe something related to specific networks or sinals.

Sad to see Google break because of a deadline.. There is no possible way anyone involved in the development and testing of ICS on the Nexus S line didn't notice the problems with it on this phone. This is something I'd expect out of Samsung.. It's ok though, thanks to devs my phone is finally stable enough..

New ICS build at the horizon? (4.0.4? 4.1?)

Ha. Thanks for the link, "Instigator".

duped topic merged

juliano_q said:
I dont think this is happening to everyone, I am using 4.0.3 and cpu usage is low and battery is great. Same with 2 friends that installed it. Maybe something related to specific networks or sinals.
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I agree..I haven't had a problem with it yet.
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No wonder the i9020a hasn't seen the update yet. I hope they can resolve this bug quickly. Like before Christmas.

It will take a few builds for Google to get all the bugs ironed out. Same happened with the Nexus One and GB.
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it;s a kernel issue...use a custom kernel, and it should be fine

I'm having this problem. The phone stays awake while I don't use it. And when I check the stats Android OS' is eating most of my battery and keeps the phone from sleeping. I have stock ICS with stock kernel.
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So where is the official statement from Google that the OTA has stopped?

There hasn't been one (EDIT: that I've seen). The updates are still live on Google's servers, so until there is official word or the update is pulled, there is no reason to assume the OTA is ending.

Very strange, 4.0.3 is much better for me than 2.3. What we can expect?
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This is my battery usage today, it is quite nice, note that there is no drain during inactivity.
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How long to get a root access ?

Hi,
Based on the previsous Samsung phone rooting experience, how long should it takes for a rooting technic to come up ?
1 day, 1 week, 1 months, or ...
Regards, Chris

Let the phone come first lol

Most android phones get rooted within a week. Samsung seems to be very developer friendly too
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chris247 said:
Hi,
Based on the previsous Samsung phone rooting experience, how long should it takes for a rooting technic to come up ?
1 day, 1 week, 1 months, or ...
Regards, Chris
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S3 rooted before official release, I don't think it will take more than a couple of days

Check out Chainfire's G+. He is having trouble rooting S4. I inferred from the posts that he is going to wait till the device is released to attempt rooting it.
S3 was rooted even before the device was released. I had no words when it was announced that Chainfire rooted it. We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
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cell128 said:
Most android phones get rooted within a week. Samsung seems to be very developer friendly too
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chris247 said:
Hi,
Based on the previsous Samsung phone rooting experience, how long should it takes for a rooting technic to come up ?
1 day, 1 week, 1 months, or ...
Regards, Chris
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wont take too long ... meanwhile keep a check on this page ull get updated as soon as its released http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191775

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191775 check this link the root has come

LordManhattan said:
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I actually think they are, too.
but also lazy. not releasing source codes and stuff.
but their phones come with unlocked bootloaders, there's odin, easy to root, etc

cell128 said:
Most android phones get rooted within a week. Samsung seems to be very developer friendly too
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They're developer friendly? then i guess they have made Exynos fully open source...right? because closed source chipset means no open source Android! I don't know why people are screaming about there chipset for not being developer friendly
PLUG313 said:
I actually think they are, too.
but also lazy. not releasing source codes and stuff.
but their phones come with unlocked bootloaders, there's odin, easy to root, etc
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it'll be my first experience with samsung, used to have htc devices only, i saw somewhere that samsung also have bootloader locked, don't remember which device it was, btw they're not lazy, infact lack of source code is to prevent rewrite or stealing their component's documentation, my guessing only.

Developers need to have the phone first. Only then can they develop the root.

Samsung phones are generally easier to root and mod than HTC. And by generally I mean a LOT easier.
Odin makes things easy.

@OP-Here's your root!!!
The ROM is packaged with ROOT&Busybox into an image flashable via Odin. The catch is that this is only for the Exynos 5 Octa version of the handset. Most of the Galaxy S4 units will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 chipset, and for this one root is yet to come.
Source

Mm finally made it to to testing

Checked tmobile update page this morning.. finally changed to testing at tmobile

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Liar
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Sorry git's I am so not sure what I was looking at I guess I should make sure I am awale before opening my mouth

Know whats funny? The Note 5 is getting MM, but its status still shows manufacturer development.
But hey, maybe, just maybe, we'll be next? Though I'll probably wait anyway....See what sort of bugs are present and whatnot.

MrPandroid said:
Though I'll probably wait anyway.
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No. It's your DUTY as a member of this forum to ODIN flash and pre-test ALL beta-leaks that are made available.

Yes, sir! xD
I wish there WAS a leak of the firmware lol I'd gladly test it and report what I could find.

MrPandroid said:
Know whats funny? The Note 5 is getting MM, but its status still shows manufacturer development.
But hey, maybe, just maybe, we'll be next? Though I'll probably wait anyway....See what sort of bugs are present and whatnot.
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Actually the only ones it shows NOT in testing and still in Developement are the Note 4, Note Edge and tab 2. All others are complete or in testing.

Within the NEXT 2 WEEKS MM goodies will be delivered.
{This is a guess on my part and in no way implies I have a inside source named Frank who tells me all this stuff a month or two in advance. Frank did NOT tell me last month that first the Sixes would see the update followed closely by the N6 with about a 2 week break then N4. He also didn't tell be the the Note 6 has 6 GB of RAM. This is all just figments of my imagination.}

macasus76 said:
Actually the only ones it shows NOT in testing and still in Developement are the Note 4, Note Edge and tab 2. All others are complete or in testing.
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This ^^. However, the Note 5 and S6 edge + jumped from manufacturer development to complete and skipped the testing announcement in the T mobile support site.

neofreek01 said:
Sorry git's I am so not sure what I was looking at I guess I should make sure I am awale before opening my mouth
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Don't worry I did the same thing last week when I checked also.

dkb218 said:
Within the NEXT 2 WEEKS MM goodies will be delivered.
{This is a guess on my part and in no way implies I have a inside source named Frank who tells me all this stuff a month or two in advance. Frank did NOT tell me last month that first the Sixes would see the update followed closely by the N6 with about a 2 week break then N4. He also didn't tell be the the Note 6 has 6 GB of RAM. This is all just figments of my imagination.}
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Well then lets just hope this "Frank" fella is as wise as you say he is.

umm, that picture says manufacturer development not testing.

wpcprez said:
umm, that picture says manufacturer development not testing.
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Lol this was established on the second post.
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macasus76 said:
Lol this was established on the second post.
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oh, the first post was so small i thought it was part of the second post and didn't see the liar part. tnx

Does anyone know if with a fast wireless charging pad, if fast wireless charging would work with this phone?

:good: for the genius who designed the website. I've seen the same confusion in other forums for other devices.

Mr. Clown said:
This ^^. However, the Note 5 and S6 edge + jumped from manufacturer development to complete and skipped the testing announcement in the T mobile support site.
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I think we can all agree that Samsung skips the testing phase and just pushes out whatever they developed, bugs and all.
Actually it was worse with my nexus. Official builds were basically Beta until CM or other device cleaned them up.
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i really don't know if i can wait. that htc 10 is looking mighty good to me

^^^ I'm not seeing the "real benefits" spec-wise.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7884&idPhone2=6434

5-12-2016 Software update?

Just got a notification for a software update, doesn't say what its for... Anybody know before I take the plunge???

You'll have to check with AT&T. I already updated, still 6.0.1. AT&T usually posts more specifics on their website. I'm trying to find it now, I'll post the link if I do.

I just got the notification right now too
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Security Patch May 1, 2016 Update as far as i know.
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Seems faster.... lol
All I can see was the May Security updates.
Almost 2 weeks late, but super early for AT&T !
I hope they keep it up.

Just completed the update. I can't tell what has changed besides the baseband and kernel versions and security patch level.

To update or not is the question, I hope battery life won't get worse lol
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Well at this point there is no root, or hope of root so to me I guess an update, is an update.
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Well I will have to say it appears to be more responsive then before. AT least XDA Premium 5 opens up much snappier! Now to test a few more apps.
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Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.

Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.
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You are correct i chack radio on mine by using Next Radio from play store, i turn off wifi and mobile data and get over air radio working.

I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.

Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
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Just a follow-up... I cleared my cache, and did a hard reboot, and all appears to have calmed down now. No more reboots. *knocks on wood*

t12icky0 said:
I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.
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And you are doing this with all data turn off?

norbarb said:
And you are doing this with all data turn off?
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What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.

t12icky0 said:
What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.
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My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.

norbarb said:
My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.
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Oh, I haven't really tried that.

Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.

MikeDroid713 said:
Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.
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I've experienced the exact opposite.
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I had the AT&T update app disabled with Package Disabler Pro since day one. Should I bother to take this update?
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